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I need to make it clear what I mean by "explanation systems". I mean any system of thought that can make reasonably accurate predictions about a phenomenon. To illustrate, I can think of two:...
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I used to play American Football. For those who know, it’s much harder to be a cornerback than a wide receiver, largely because you need to anticipate/predict what route the receiver will run/what ...
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I will try to illustrate this question with an example. Suppose there is a person who claims to bend a spoon with his mind, and crucially, claims that somehow, someway, purely his immaterial thoughts ...
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Are religions theories? If they are, what would prevent us from studying the theoretical implications of a religious theory in order to identify testable predictions? Are there any religions that ...
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I am not into philosophy, but this question came into my mind 2 days ago. It seemed like a philosophical question. Consider any kind of entity, conscious or unconscious. ( The definitions are vague, ...
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How does one formally show this to be the case? Intuitively, a person claiming to be a psychic and guessing multiple different events in advance seems to provide better evidence for him/her being a ...
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In the movie A prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter is saved by a mysterious figure that looks like his father shortly before passing out. After that, he learns that time travel is real. He travels to ...
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In the discussion on defining and distinguishing between naturalism and supernaturalism, is it coherent to entertain the notion of a supernatural realm governed by rules or laws, and if so, would it ...
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Theism and supernaturalism often draw criticism for their perceived lack of a practical framework capable of generating testable predictions. In contrast, physical theories like general relativity and ...
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When someone makes a prediction that is very unlikely to come true, then if the prediction is fulfilled then we generally have strong reason to think that he had some prior knowledge or information ...
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I was watching a YouTube video of a guy named Tom Jump who summarizes his epistemology as “If a hypothesis can make new, testable predictions then that counts as evidence. Whichever hypothesis one has ...
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Note the word “existence” in the question where I’m trying to be careful with my wording here. This can be better illustrated with an example. Take the example of the cheating process. Suppose one ...
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This question is motivated by something from the set-theorist Hugh Woodin, a prediction he has made and styled as empirical, according to which a subtheory that he uses will not be shown inconsistent ...
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If we make predictions with a new theory, but cannot verify its internal mechanisms and causal processes, but find that the predictions turn out to be accurate every single time, is this enough ...
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Suppose I predict that the lottery numbers that will be won tomorrow are a particular sequence and it comes true. Is this event less likely than it occurring without my prediction? Intuitively, it ...
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